Bored

5 lettersadjectivecommon

Updated February 2026

Definition

Feeling weary and impatient because one is unoccupied or lacks interest in current activity.

“The children were bored during the long car journey.”

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Two vowels O and E with common consonants; -ED ending

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Worth 8 points; past tense adds flexibility

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